In the year 1948
346 Notable deaths
Joseph Wedderburn
British mathematician.
Born February 2nd, 1882 in Forfar.
Died October 9th, 1948 at 66 years old in Princeton.
Jāzeps Vītols
Latvian composer (1863-1948).
Born July 26th, 1863 in Valmiera. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1948 at 84 years old in Lübeck. [ref]
Alfredo Baldomir
President of uruguay (1884-1948).
Born August 27th, 1884 in Paysandú.
Died February 24th, 1948 at 63 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Juan Esteban Montero
President of chile (1879-1948).
Born February 12th, 1879 in Santiago.
Died February 25th, 1948 at 69 years old in Santiago.
Fritz Dietrich
Ss officer.
Born August 6th, 1898 in Lavarone.
Died October 22nd, 1948 at 50 years old in Landsberg am Lech (hanging).
August Thalheimer
German politician (1884-1948).
Born March 18th, 1884 in Affaltrach.
Died September 19th, 1948 at 64 years old in Havana.
Joost Schmidt
German typographer (1893-1948).
Born January 5th, 1893 in Wunstorf. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1948 at 55 years old in Nuremberg. [ref]
Johan Hjort
Norwegian marine biologist.
Born February 18th, 1869 in Oslo.
Died October 7th, 1948 at 79 years old in Oslo.
William Nicholas Selig
American actor.
Born March 14th, 1864 in Chicago.
Died July 15th, 1948 at 84 years old in Los Angeles.
Lajos Bíró
Hungarian novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (1880-1948).
Born August 22nd, 1880 in Oradea. [ref]
Died September 9th, 1948 at 68 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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It’s better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young